We’re covering a lot. You’ll be hearing from experts, with the opportunity for Q&A. We'll cover some topics thoroughly; for others, like first aid, we’ll highlight what is new and point you to the best resources. | | |
9:00 AM Coffee, Donuts and Conversation

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10 AM Workshops begin.
Lunch will be provided midday.

| | 4 PM– 6 PM Cocktails and refreshments at the Medallion Restaurant (Robert Treat Hotel), cash bar. | | You can inquire about a multi-person newsroom rate or about attending for free if you volunteer to work the event. Email info@njspj.org with your name, email address and cell phone. | | |
Our Speakers:
(alphabetical by first name)
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Angelina Katsanis is a noted photojournalist whose clients include AP, The New York Times, Getty Images, Politico, The Washington Post, & Reuters. She was working for the AP when she was injured covering ICE and protests at Delaney Hall in Newark. Her equipment bag was stolen, then recovered by the NJ Attorney General’s office.
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Bruce S. Rosen is a partner at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. with more than 35 years of experience in high profile First Amendment litigation and criminal defense. His background as an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor gives him a unique perspective in his work defending news organizations such as newspapers, online entities, television networks, and other media outlets, as well as individuals against claims by public figures and individuals.
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Chris Post is an Emmy Award-winning photojournalist, media safety educator, and security advocate with over two decades of experience in the emergency services sector. His distinguished career spans roles such as Fire Captain at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, regional EMT, and disaster emergency responder with FEMA. Chris received the National Press Photographers Association’s second-highest award for advancing journalist safety and security initiatives.
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Daysi Calavia-Robertson is an opinion columnist who focuses on N.J.'s communities of color. Before joining NJ.com she covered affordability issues, the business of marijuana, travel and tourism, and special interest topics for Long Island's Newsday. She also covered entertainment news on-camera in English and in Spanish in her hometown of Miami, Florida.
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Isaac Avilucea is a reporter for Axios, formerly of The Trentonian, who has twice won NJ-SPJ’s Courage Under Fire award and the Tim O'Brien Award for Best Use of Open Public Records.
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Jelani Gibson is a politics reporter for NJ.com. Previously, he was a gun violence reporter for the Kansas City Star. Before that, he was a rural education reporter. He got his start as a photojournalist in the U.S. Air Force. Jelani has won top awards from the Missouri Press Association and the National Association of Black Journalists.
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Nikita Mazurov is a cybersecurity expert with the Press Freedom Defense Fund and The Intercept.
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Richard Guerry is an author and multi-award-winning Internet safety speaker, covering AI risks, deepfake awareness and wearable technology. He is the executive director of IROC2 and works with schools, organizations, and corporations across the country.
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Sam Carliner is a journalist who focuses on U.S. foreign policy and geopolitics. He is an editor at Left Voice, and his writing appears in Responsible Statecraft, Middle East Eye and DocumentedNY.
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Tom Costello is a visual journalist who covered the January 6th insurrection and has worked for The Asbury Park Press since 1988. He is an adjunct professor at Montclair State University, a Senior Network Drone Pilot for the USA Today Network and is the longtime production chairman of the Northern Short Course in Photojournalism.
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Tom Franklin is best known for his iconic photograph of three FDNY firefighters raising the American flag at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. He’s been an award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker for more than 35 years, including decades at The Record and northjersey.com. He is a professor at Montclair State University and is helping build a photo database for hyperlocals through NJ Newswire.
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